Author Archives: JohnHarris

The Legislature has adjourned for 2017 and its not certain at this point how much progress or damage that they did to your rights as recognized by the 2nd Amendment and guaranteed by the Constitution this year. What we do know is that they intentionally killed and refused requests to debate constitutional carry and permitless…

Tennessee has had a constitutional recognition of the right to own arms in its constitution since Tennessee first became a state in 1796. To make your research easier, TFA has now added all three versions of Tennessee’s constitution to its website. Tennessee Constitutions Page

Bill Goodman Gun and Knife Shows and the Tenn. Firearms Association file appeal in lawsuit challenging Nashville ban of gun shows at the Fairgrounds The citizens of Tennessee need organizations that are willing to fight for our rights. Organizations that are willing to fight hard and not capitulate. The Bill Goodman Gun and Knife Shows…

Just in the last week, we see the stories of how the NRA capitulated on the Knoxville “parks” litigation and then proclaimed the settlement as a reasonable victory. This article talks some about the rights and powers that NRA members, including me, are loosing to the ever growing “bureaucrats” who run the NRA. What do…

The Tennessee Firearms Association is disappointed but not surprised by the decision of the Plaintiff in an NRA funded lawsuit to settle the case by agreeing that “Chilhowee Park” is not a park. In 2008, the Tennessee Legislature passed a law which made all state parks and federal parks (which were not otherwise restricted) accessible…

Tennessee changed its law effective January 1, 2017, so that a small number of individuals 18-20 years old can apply for civilian handgun permits. That small group is, for reasons not entirely clear as a matter of constitutional analysis, limited to those individuals who are in or retired from the military. As a result of…

Tennessee’s “Lifetime Handgun Permits” In 2016, some Tennessee legislators worked hard to reduce the cost for standard and lifetime handgun permits. Some did this, TFA believes, because they realized that the state had been making a large profit on the handgun permit scheme and they were attempting to reduce those costs because of that. Others,…

Just last month, on November 8, the people of Tennessee and indeed almost the entire country revolted against the establishment government through the overwhelming support and election of Donald Trump. This was based largely on his candid declaration that it was time to “drain the swamp” and “make America great again” and the peoples’ realization…